What

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Whats so great about the Constitution?

• What did the Federalist Essays tell us?

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The Basic Principles

• Limited Government the Constitution serves as a
  limitation of government by outlining what it can
  do. Rights given to citizens and issues not
  addressed make up these limitations.
• Separation of Powers power was divided
  vertically through federalism and horizontally
  through separation of powers among the three
  branches of government.
• Checks and Balances - The power of each branch of
  government is checked or limited and balanced by
  powers held by other branches.
• Federalism - power is divided among the states
  and the national government

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An amendment No person shall be elected to the
office of representative more than eight times,
and no person shall be elected to the office of
senator more than three times.

• What process would we have to go through to get
  this added to the Constitution?

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Formal Methods of Amending theU.S. Constitution

• Article V creates a two-stage process for
  amending the Constitution proposal and
  ratification.

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Amendments to the Constitution
What event led to?
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Informal Methods of Amending the Constitution

• Judicial Interpretation in Marbury v. Madison
  (1803) the Supreme Court declared that the
  federal courts had the power to nullify actions
  of the national government if found to be in
  conflict with the Constitution.
• Laws passed by Congress
• Societal demands (Great Depression and 9/11)
• Cultural changes (Civil Rights and Womens
  Rights)
• Presidential Actions (executive orders) Earmark
• Political Party practices (federal elections)

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T.L.O. v. New Jersey

• What happened?
• Who did the Supreme Court side with?
• Why?
• How does this change the 4th Amendment?

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The 4th Amendment

• The right of the people to be secure in their
  persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
  unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
  violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon
  probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,
  and particularly describing the place to be
  searched, and the persons or things to be
  seized.
• What does this mean?